(February 23, 2017 at 4:42 pm)SteveII Wrote:(February 23, 2017 at 2:24 pm)Astreja Wrote: ... which can never be our own purpose. Essentially that would make us just sentient playthings, to be cuddled or banished to the Bad Toys Box.
It is if the purpose was to have a relationship with us (which it is).
That's still your hypothetical god's purpose, not ours. I prefer to decide for myself what my purpose is, and modify that purpose as I see fit.